INDORE: MGM medical college has approached National Health Mission (NHM) for reconstruction of Special Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) at MY Hospital that was reduced to ashes in a major fire that broke out in the ward around two weeks ago.We have written to NHM for reconstruction of the unit and it got approved. In next couple of days, the department will send an engineer for preparing estimate of the unit" college dean Dr Sharad Thora told TOI.He said that the engineer will submit estimate of the civil work as well as requirement of procuring medical equipment, which were destroyed on November 23."At the time of developing the unit in 2010-11, NHM had spent around Rs 70 lakh on the civil work and medical equipment. After the gap of around six years, the estimate is expected to go high" Dr Thora said.Twenty eight warmers, three ventilators and Cardiopulmonary Excise Testing (CPET) machines had charred while 47 newborns, who were admitted in the ward, had a narrow escape in the incident. EconomicTimes.com presents ET Campus Stars, hunt for the brightest engineers in India. Sign up at www.etcampusstars.com. Registrations open till Monday, 11 December 2017.

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